Cardiothoracic (Open Heart) Surgery

Conemaugh Health System's cardiac surgical teams perform hundreds of open heart surgeries every year. Skill and experience of the team provides the foundation for consistently excellent patient outcomes, including lower than expected mortality rates in several surgical categories.

Surgery is only performed after all options have been fully explored, including interventional cardiology procedures that can sometimes avoid the need for surgery. If surgery is required, patients and their families will meet with members of the surgical team, which includes cardiothoracic surgeons who have received advanced fellowship training.

Cardiovascular Surgical Services

Atrial and ventricular septal defect repairs
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), commonly known as bypass surgery
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythms
Minimally invasive open heart surgery
Mitral valve repair
Myocardial biopsy
Myomectomy for heart tumors
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Pacemaker insertions
Thoracic aorta repairs
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Traumatic heart injuries
Valve repair and replacement, using mechanical valves and bioprosthetic valves
Ventricular aneurysm repair